Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for July 24, 2016
Transcript:
Jill: Behold the butterfly, nature's ambassador of peace and beauty. Jeffrey: Who's that? Danae: My friend Jill. She's the princess of the magical woods of niceness. Jeffrey: I see...um..is she wearing pajamas? Danae: Yep...that's all she ever wears. Jeffrey: O-o-o-kaaay... Jill: Butterflies are perfect! They know not anger...or greed......or jealousy......or Twitter! We should all be like the butterfly, whose beauty is DEEP......and ETERNAL! Jeffrey: Actually, most butterfly species only live for about a month. Danae: Wait for it... Jill: I take that as science agreeing with me! Thanks! Jeffrey: Um...no...wait...that's not... Danae: Forget it, Jeffrey. Her romantic hard drive has a strong reality spam filter.
Wilde Bill over 8 years ago
On the other hand, some people have no filters.
andy herbert over 8 years ago
judging from the size of her pupils, she’s been eating the shrooms
Watcher over 8 years ago
Ok, a couple things could happen here. Jeff and Jill go up the hill to fetch a pail of water and live happily……but Danae hooks up the Wiley Bears for a free meal of Butterfly’s and Jill and they wait silently at the top of the hill for them.
Alabama Al over 8 years ago
Yeah, I have also. They tend to vote Republican. The Trump candidacy will put that filter to the ultimate test.
Varnes over 8 years ago
Mark_S, pretty cool, huh?
Varnes over 8 years ago
Butterflies are free said Goldie Hahn….
Varnes over 8 years ago
Well she’s walking through the cloudsWith a circus mindThat’s running wildButterflies and zebras and moonbeamsAnd fairy tales,That’s all she ever thinks aboutRiding with the wind……
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 8 years ago
Originally they were FlutterBys, but over time it got changed to Butterflies.
Toonerific over 8 years ago
Some of the commentators here have strong – every cartoon is not a political statement – filters on. They never get it.
Varnes over 8 years ago
Thank you for the beautiful cartoon, Mr. Miller……And thanks for making Jill’s eyes green….
Iceman47 over 8 years ago
I read comics, any comic, for the amusement value. The word “amusement” comes from the Greek word “muse” which means, to think. The “a” prefix is to produce the negative, not. So amusement means " to not think". Try it sometime. Many of you may actually have some or more fun.
manwithcake over 8 years ago
Can you political clowns go away and leave the comics to those of us who aren’t consumed by our fear and/or hatred? Thanks.
dabugger over 8 years ago
Nature’s treat, Jill’s butterflies and tranquility. Will Jeffrey take it? Danae seems to accept it.
Lagoulou over 8 years ago
Jill needs a downer today….she looks like she’s heading for a psychotic break!
NWdryad over 8 years ago
That being said, someone should remind Jill that butterflies sip poop.
1953Baby over 8 years ago
Keep it up, Jill. . .love the smile. . .and the thought and appreciation for the small things in life. . .except mosquitos and cockroaches. . .
jahoody over 8 years ago
ie: the late, great Republican convention
californicated1 over 8 years ago
For some reason, our current crop of Presidential and Vice-Presidential hopefuls remind me of “Jill”.Scary!
Dtroutma over 8 years ago
The monarch butterflies have a migration route longer than many people with narrow minds will never travel as far from “home” in their lifetimes. Experience, and seeing more of the world around you, is better done by these insects, than far too many humans. Depth of experience, and IMAGINATION, not just length of life, is what supposedly separates us from “lesser” species and life forms.
Jill is life lived with wide eyes. While long lived indeed, lichen are plant plus animal in one body, with no eyes, just an ability to hang on for centuries, desolving the base it lives upon.
WE can live life better dancing like butterflies, than constantly trying to sting like a bee, an act that proves fatal to the bee we should remember.
“God secure me from security, forever.” From “On The Loose” a praise of nature written by two brothers (Terry and Rennie Russel) with open eyes.
djhaisell Premium Member over 8 years ago
No wonder she and Danae get along so well.
Ed Brault Premium Member over 8 years ago
She rejects your reality and substitutes her own!
Ed Brault Premium Member over 8 years ago
She rejects your reality and substitutes her own!
reynard61 over 8 years ago
Beauty is eternal. Butterflies are not.
P.S. @ jahoody: I think that the RNC Convention was closer to 1932 Germany than 1937 Germany. In 1932, the tiny squealing d**khole from Braunau hadn’t been elected yet. It’ll be closer to 1937 Germany if the tiny squealing d**khole from New York wins this one and runs for re-election — assuming that he allows anymore elections…
hippogriff over 8 years ago
jahoodyThey booed the mere mention of science, and that is relevant to the cartoon.
Rrhain over 8 years ago
No, butterflies are mean..When I was a kid, we had a rose garden out back and it was my job to prune them before the blooms went to seed. When the bees were out, they wouldn’t mind too much if you were poking around. I’d let them get in a flower and when they left, I’d prune it, no big deal..The butterflies, on the other hand, were vicious. Just getting into the bushes would have them start flapping in your face. Touch the rose and they’d start having a fit..Butterflies are mean.
Dr_Zinj over 8 years ago
I’m met political parties like that.